air strike
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Gen Soleimani, who was Iran's most powerful military commander, was killed in 2020 in a US air strike in Iraq which was ordered by then US President Donald Trump.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
Iran confirmed on Monday that Revolutionary Guards commander Alireza Tangsiri had been killed, days after Israel said it targeted him in an air strike.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Iran has not confirmed the death of its security chief, Ali Larijani, who Israel says it killed in an overnight air strike.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026
It also comes after Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, broke his silence for the first time as the country’s supreme leader since succeeding his father, Ali Khamenei, was killed in an air strike.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 13, 2026
They recommended an immediate air strike on the missile sites in Cuba.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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